基片集成软硬表面魔T设计

    Design of substrate integrated magic-T based on hard-soft EBG materials

    • 摘要: 文章提出了一种基于多层基板软硬表面电磁带隙材料的基片集成软硬魔T,解决了传统单层基片集成魔T因缝隙耦合结构导致的电磁兼容性能较差的问题。该设计创新性地将软表面与硬表面相结合应用于基板集成,不仅克服了多层基板集成时接触不良对性能的影响,同时实现了与金属波导魔T类似的全封闭结构。针对Ka频段应用,文章详细阐述了该基片集成软硬魔T的设计过程,并进行了实验验证。测试结果表明,在工作频段内各端口回波损耗均优于15 dB,和差端口的插入损耗典型值为4.2 dB。相位特性方面,和端口相位差范围为2.3°~ 4.7°,差端口相位差为184.1°~187.4°。该结构在保持良好电性能的同时,实现了小型化设计,较传统金属魔T尺寸显著减小,为空间应用中的天线和差波束形成系统提供了新的解决方案。

       

      Abstract: This study presents an innovative substrate-integrated magic-T design incorporating multilayer soft-and-hard electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structures, which effectively overcomes the electromagnetic compatibility limitations associated with slot-coupled configurations in conventional single-layer substrate-integrated magic-T devices. The proposed design features a groundbreaking integration of soft and hard surfaces within the substrate architecture, simultaneously addressing interlayer contact reliability challenges in multilayer implementations while achieving a fully-enclosed structure with performance characteristics comparable to waveguide magic-T components. Experimental validation at Ka-band demonstrates excellent performance metrics: better than 15 dB return loss across all ports, typical insertion loss of 4.2 dB for both sum and difference ports, with phase characteristics showing 2.3°~4.7° imbalance for the sum port and 184.1°~187.4° deviation for the difference port. The compact design achieves significant size reduction over conventional waveguide magic-T structures while maintaining superior electrical performance, offering an advanced solution for spaceborne antenna beamforming systems requiring compact sum-and-difference networks.